MAF and iOS 9 multitasking

Apple introduced the concept of multitasking in iOS 9, meaning that you can open a second app on your iPad without closing the one that you are currently using.

Mobile apps built with MAF 2.2.1 support iOS 9 multitasking by default.

For your app to support multitasking, it must also support all possible device orientations. If your app does not support all possible device orientations, when you try to upload it to iTunes Connect, it will report an error message such as:

To fix this, you either need to add support for all device orientations, or opt out of multitasking support. If you must opt out of multitasking, you need to add the UIRequiresFullScreen key to your app’s Info.plist file with the value true.

The most convenient way to add this key is to create a very simple plugin that has a manifest file (plugin.xml) such as the following, without any additional files: